End-of-June Harvest and Status

On 6/29 our lettuce looked good enough to eat, so we did.  Our strategy is to pick the outer leaves when we want a salad.  Contrary to common advice, our lettuce is doing quite well in the hot weather.

The lettuce has a good flavor and texture.  It's not at all bitter and has a soft but "meaty" consistency.  We're mixing it with those store-bought vegetables until the garden starts producing other salad accoutrements.

We have the beginnings of tomatoes forming.  The plants are covered in blossoms, and a few green tomatoes are beginning to grow.

The basil and garlic are doing well, and the cantaloupe has begun to grow more rapidly.

Week after week, the green keeps expanding.